Madison — Gov. Scott Walker on Tuesday embraced a move to ban abortion after 20 weeks after repeatedly declining to spell out where he stood on the issue in last year's re-election campaign.

It is the latest example of Walker downplaying a major issue until after being re-elected and climbing to the top tier of likely 2016 presidential candidates. Walker did not campaign on plans to spin off the University of Wisconsin System as a public authority and now says he will sign so-called right-to-work legislation even though he insisted for years he would keep the measure from reaching his desk.

Wisconsin Right to Life has touted as its top priority legislation that has yet to be introduced that would prevent women from seeking abortions in most cases after 20 weeks.(106)

If Park Bank is liable for not spotting Sujata "Sue" Sachdeva's $34 million embezzlement from Koss Corp. and has to reimburse the company, Koss Chief Executive Michael Koss should also be ordered to personally pay the public company he runs, the bank argues in a new lawsuit.

Grant Thornton, Koss Corp.'s former auditor, should also have to pay a portion of any award that may be ordered, Park Bank argued in the latest twist in a long-running court fight stemming from Sachdeva's massive embezzlement.

"Park Bank denies any and all liability to Koss in this case," the bank said in its action. "Nevertheless, should Park Bank be found liable to Koss (Corp.) and required to pay damages to Koss, in this case, those damages will have been the result of a common liability of Park Bank, Michael Koss and Grant Thornton, thereby entitling Park Bank to (a) contribution from Michael Koss and Grant Thornton."(9)

Waiting list for virtual charter school grows

The waiting list for students wanting to attend virtual charter schools under the state's open enrollment program grew by about 300 students this year, to 1,756 students, according to the state Department of Public Instruction.

Overall, more than 7,000 students applied to attend one of the state's 14 virtual charter schools using open enrollment, which allows students to attend any school district in the state where there is room.

Under a 5,250-student cap enacted by the Legislature as part of compromise legislation that would allow the state to study the effects of these schools, which deliver all of their instruction through computers to students' homes, not everyone got an immediate placement.

Among this year's applicants, 2,571 current students and 284 of their siblings were granted entry to the schools while 2,395 new students were randomly selected to occupy the remaining available slots, DPI spokesman Patrick Gasper said.

Although not predicting how many of the students on this year's waiting list might eventually land a spot in one of the schools, Gasper noted that all the students on last year's waiting list were told by August that they could attend a virtual school.

Eventual enrollment in virtual charter schools for the 2009-'10 school year by open-enrollment students only amounted to 3,635 students, well below the cap and the number of initial applicants, he said.